Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve

• Location: Gariyaband district, Chhattisgarh.
• Notified as Tiger Reserve: 2009.
• It has two core areas:
  • Core I – Udanti
  • Core II – Sitanadi.
• Total area: 1,842.54 sq km
  • Core: 851.09 sq km
  • Buffer: 991.45 sq km.
• It derives its name from the Udanti and Sitanadi rivers flowing through the reserve.
• The Mahanadi is the main river of its drainage system, along with Udanti, Sitanadi, Indravan and Pairi rivers.
• It is important as a wildlife corridor, with connectivity towards the Indravati Tiger Reserve and the Sunabeda landscape of Odisha.
• It is known for the Asiatic wild buffalo population in the Central India landscape.

Prelims Question

Q. Consider the following statements regarding Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve:

1. It is located in Chhattisgarh.
2. It has Udanti and Sitanadi as its two core areas.
3. The reserve is named after the Udanti and Sitanadi rivers.
4. It forms an important wildlife corridor towards the Indravati landscape.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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